Bracelet Valued At $10,000 Stolen

BOCA RATONLANTANA — A gold bracelet valued at $10,000 was stolen Sunday night from a home in the 3400 block of Pinehaven Circle, police said.

The thief entered the home through an unlocked sliding glass door, police said. A $350 stereo system also was stolen.

JEWELRY, VCR TAKEN FROM HOME

More than $7,500 in jewelry and a videocassette recorder were stolen Friday from a home in the 3000 block of Northwest 23rd Court, police said.

The thief climbed through a bathroom window, apparently unlocked, to enter the house, police said. He ransacked several rooms and used a bayonet taken from one room to open an unlocked briefcase.

The stolen items included a $4,000 watch, $2,500 diamond ring, another watch, two gold chains and a videocassette recorder, police said.

VALUABLES REMOVED FROM CAR

A thief stole several valuables Sunday from a display case in a car parked in the 100 block of Crawford Boulevard, police said.

The thief broke a window to enter the car, police said. Stolen items included a $400 tea service, two ornamental boxes valued at $350 each and two ornamental eggs valued at $250 apiece.

JACKETS STOLEN FROM CASE

Four jackets were stolen Saturday night from a display case at Gary Stuart Mens Clothing store in the Boca Raton Mall, police said.

The thief pried open a sliding glass door to enter the case, police said.

ITEMS TAKEN FROM WOMAN`S PURSE

A woman`s purse was stolen Sunday while she was eating at the Seafood Connection restaurant at 6998 N. Federal Highway, police said.

The woman discovered the purse missing when she reached for it after her meal, police said. It was found later in the bathroom, minus $450 cash, several pieces of jewelry and the key to a safe deposit box.

CARS STOLEN FROM PARKING LOTS

A red 1985 Cadillac Eldorado was stolen Sunday from the parking lot of the Boca Raton Mall, police said. The car was valued at $28,000.

A 1984 Buick Regal was stolen Saturday night from the parking lot of the Holiday Inn at 1950 W. Glades Road, police said. It was valued at $8,500.When a Broadway resident couldn`t find her purse in the house, she walked outside to look for it in her Jeep.

The $18,000 Jeep was missing, too.

The resident, of an apartment complex in the 600 block of North Broadway, discovered her 1986 Cherokee Jeep missing at 10 a.m. Friday, according to a Lantana Police Department report.

Thieves walked through a sliding glass door to take her purse containing the vehicle`s keys and $35 cash, reports said.

$700 STOLEN FROM ENVELOPE KEPT IN CLOSET

Residents found only an empty bank envelope when they checked on a $700 loan they kept stashed in a closet of their home in the 500 block of South Broadway.

Thieves took the money, borrowed from the First State Bank of Lantana, before 4:50 p.m. Friday, according to a Lantana Police Department report.

Someone climbed through a living room window to get inside the home after 12:30 p.m., reports said. Police were examining fingerprints left on the envelope.